Suishou No Fune

The Profile

Japanese experimental/drone duo known for long, improvised, feedback-heavy guitar pieces; Prayer For Chibi (2008, Holy Mountain) is presented as a mournful tribute to Pirako Kurenai's cat.

The available review describes the project as two people (a man and a woman), names Pirako Kurenai as the female half, and characterizes the music as improvised, dominated by feedback, dissonance and long guitar litanies. The album Prayer For Chibi is described as a tribute to a cat named Chibi and is associated in the review with the Holy Mountain label and the year 2008. The name 'Suishou No Fune' is translated in the review as 'crystal ship'.

The available review praises Prayer For Chibi as a two-hour, improvisational, feedback-laden elegy. The music is described as spare, nocturnal, and cathartic. The record is presented as a monumental tribute to a departed pet.